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Captain's-back bar stools in oak. The retail value on these ranges, but the low end seems to be around $150.00 for one, and we got ours for $5.99 EACH. They are in excellent condition, and my fiancee and I spent the better part of the day afterwards stripping the old finish off to prepare for painting. This was probably my best find yet!

I agree. Kudos to the OP for finding something useful at Goodwill, but /r/frugal people shouldn't go into one assuming everything is cheap. We frequently see used kids clothes at Goodwill that are more expensive than brand new at Kohl's, Target or Ross.

My Goodwill does that with clothing. Department store brand handbag that would have gone on sale for ~$40-50? $20. Even though it's missing a handle and ripped and worn in several places. Ratty old T shirt, but OMG! It's Hollister! $8

Thanks for the helpful tip. We wanted to sand them down to remove the old varnish and make sure there were no problems with the wood. The foot ring had a bit of rust on it as well, so we sanded that off. :)

I went in there last week looking for a coffee table or end table. The coffee table was $75 and the end table was $40. I know the money is supposed to help people but damn.. I can get better quality for lesser price on CL